Adjunct Instructor: Foundations Program

About the role

The Foundations Program serves as the gateway and first-year experience to all incoming students. It is the core of all undergraduate degree programs in the College of Visual Art and Design at The University of North Texas (UNT).

The Foundations Program in the College of Visual Arts and Design seeks an adjunct colleague with expertise in a Design, Visual Art, or related discipline/s, and who understands various approaches in teaching in the Foundations curriculum.

Responsibilities

• teach students to understand creative processes, the transferability of skill, and conceptual thinking in art and design disciplines
• teach media at the Foundations level (teach students an understanding of and apply the elements and principles of art and design in various media, e.g., drawing, 2D and 3D design, time-based, lens-based, and digital, etc.) within a thematic and conceptual framework.
• teach the following courses:
• ART1600 Foundations: Perception and Translation
• ART1700 Foundations: Space (physical, temporal, and virtual)
• ART1800 Foundations: Narrative and Representation
• ART1900 Foundations: Systems and Transformations

Requirements

The adjunct faculty in the Foundations Program must be able to:

• teach students to understand creative processes, the transferability of skill, and conceptual thinking in art and design disciplines
• teach media at the Foundations level (teach students an understanding of and apply the elements and principles of art and design in various media, e.g., drawing, 2D and 3D design, time-based, lens-based, and digital, etc.) within a thematic and conceptual framework.

Qualifications

• MFA in Visual Art, Design, or related discipline.
• A demonstrated ability to teach and make connections across various (2D/3D/time-based, etc.) disciplines in visual art and design.
• A demonstrated ability to mentor students.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

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Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.

Schedule

Varies based on assignment